Source: FIBA
Security & Justice
Southern Lebanon Endures Massive Damage: 40,000 Homes Leveled Across 37 Towns
Israeli forces have systematically destroyed entire neighborhoods in southern Lebanon, leveling more than 37 towns and wiping out over 40,000 residential units, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Gaps in Coastal Radar Enabled Israeli Raid in Batroun, Army Commander Says
Lebanon’s army chief, General Joseph Aoun, detailed to Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati how Israeli forces likely exploited gaps in the country's coastal radar system during the recent raid carried out in Batroun. The briefing comes as Lebanese officials seek answers on how Israel’s elite Shayetet 13 unit carried out the landing undetected.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Opinion
My Hope for Lebanon
A company of Lebanese soldiers assigned to maintain order in this anxious wartime capital is gathered at its headquarters 100 yards from the Mediterranean. I make the blunder of asking their commander how many of his men are Shiites, Sunnis, Christians and Druze.
Monday, November 4, 2024
The Emptying of Baalbek Is a Moment to Take Stock
“Large numbers of people continue to flee their homes every day, as Israel’s military operations in Lebanon have been going on unabated.” These disturbing words could be from almost any news report about Israel’s invasion of its northern neighbour over the past month. However, they can be found in a report by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre issued on July 27, 2006.
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Sports
FC Barcelona Fears First Team Star Will Be Banned From Playing, Reports SPORT
FC Barcelona is concerned that one of its main first-team stars will be banned from playing at the turn of 2025 because of issues related to his registration and Financial Fair Play (FFP) limits according to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources.
Friday, November 1, 2024
Tottenham Forward Son Heung-min Crowned Asia’s International Player of the Year
Tottenham forward Son Heung-min was crowned as Asia’s International Player of the Year for the fourth time by the Asian Football Confederation at its annual awards ceremony Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Thursday 13 June 2024 13:07:55
Semis Bound Shabab Al Ahli and Al Riyadi Win Big; Pelita Jaya Salvage Win over KCC
Al Riyadi stay perfect in Dubai, Shabab Al Ahli confirmed their spot in the BCL Asia 2024 Semi-Finals, and Pelita Jaya end their campaign with an impressive win on June 12 at the Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall.
Al Riyadi vs NS Matrix Deers
Al Riyadi end the Group Phase of BCL Asia 2024 as the only undefeated squad after a 108-88 win over NS Matrix Deers.
The Lebanese side led from start to finish and built up a lead of as much as 37 points in this game. The team were red-hot from downtown, raining in 17 three-pointers on just 33 attempts - tying to most three-pointers made by a game so far in this competition set by the Hiroshima Dragonflies.
They have now scored over 100 points in all of their three games.
It was a shoot-out between Hayk Gyokchyan (21 points, 5 three-pointers) and Zach Lofton (26 points, 6 three-pointers) and the fans were certainly pleased to see them both at the top of their game. Lofton was also generous with the ball as well, dishing out 8 assists, though he was bested by Karim Zeinoun (10 assists) in the dimes department.
Al Riyadi had already clinched the top spot in Group A before this game, but that didn't stop them from firing all cylinders to get this win and stay undefeated.
John Murray put up a massive effort once again (21 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists) for the spirited NS Matrix Side, who finished at fourth place in the group.
Shabab Al Ahli vs Liaoning Flying Leopards
The hosts dominated the Liaoning Flying Leopards, 97-65, in a battle to claim the remaining BCL Asia 2024 Semi-Finals spot.
An early 14-0 run by Shabab Al Ahli more or less locked up their status among the final four teams in the competition as the CBA Champions were not able to muster a comeback effort.
Travin Thibodeaux flirted with a triple-double with 20 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists. Meanwhile, Qais Omar Alshabebi recorded a double-double of 25 points and 14 rebounds, leading the team in both categories. Marcus Georges-Hunt also had a big game with 17 points and 13 boards to his name.
Cong Mingchen scored 16 points for the Flying Leopards.
The win puts Shabab Al Ahli in second place of the standings in Group A, while the Flying Leopards finish at third-place.
Pelita Jaya Basketball vs KCC Egis Basketball Club
Pelita Jaya finish their BCL Asia 2024 campaign with a win over KBL Champions KCC Egis in a closely contested clash, 98-91.
The Indonesia side saw their early 22-point lead disappear late in the second half, swinging into a 4-point deficit in the final quarter for them to overcome.
From there, it was a spirited performance by Andakara Prastawa who scored nine points and dished out one assist in the last six minutes of the game to fire up the crowd. Prastawa ended up with 19 points, highlighted by five three-pointers. James Dickey had yet another monster game of 26 points and a tournament-high 26 rebounds - beating the highest total of 17 he previously set by himself twice.
KCC Egis had three players score at least 20 points from Deon Thompson (21 points), Lee Geunhwi (20 points) and Choi Junyong (21 points).
Pelita Jaya end with a 2-1 record and finish at third place in the standings of Group A. KCC Egis end their campaign in fourth place with three losses.
